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A man stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with many twisting aerial roots and a thick grey trunk. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder, leaves his upper torso bare, and has a long multi-strand necklace of reddish-brown rudraksha beads alternating with white beads. A white bead band is on his upper arm. He has white horizontal sacred ash lines on his forehead with a red central mark, and his hair is combed back. He gazes upward and to the side. a person wearing sacred ash and rudraksha adornments, but the appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.

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April 15 20122012-04-15A man stands outdoors in front of a large tree trunk, hands clasped at his waist, gazing upward. He wears a white draped garment with a gold-edged border, multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads with silver spacers around his neck, and matching beaded bands on his upper arms and wrists. A white tripundra mark and a red dot adorn his forehead. Blurred garlands of red and yellow flowers appear at the left edge. No other people are visible.2012-04-13A man stands outdoors before a large tree trunk, smiling softly with hands clasped at his waist. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body, with a gold-bordered hem, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads with silver spacers around his neck, rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrists. He has white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and a red kumkum dot between his brows, with hair slicked back. Warm golden light falls across the scene.2012-04-13October 14 20112011-10-14A man stands in profile outdoors before a blurred backdrop of large tree trunks, with pinkish architecture faintly visible at right. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha-style beaded mala of orange and green beads with a gold ornament. He has a white sacred ash line and a red dot on his forehead, hair tied back, and his palms are pressed together at chest level in anjali mudra while he gazes upward. No visible identity cues beyond ordinary ritual attire, so identity is uncertain.2011-11-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a man standing outdoors among trees with eyes closed in a calm, meditative pose. He wears a white dhoti-style garment draped over one shoulder, with a golden-yellow border, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and gold pendants, rudraksha bracelets on the upper arms, and a tilak mark on his forehead. His hair is swept back into a knot. Behind him on the right, a blurred figure in orange-red clothing stands in the background, and a dirt path and a building are visible through the blurred greenery.2012-04-15November 07 20112011-11-07April 15 20122012-04-15A man stands at a carved stone pillar in a temple setting, looking upward with a slight smile and hands joined at his waist. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a red-and-gold bordered shawl, multiple strands of red rudraksha beads around his neck and a red rudraksha bracelet. A red bindi marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. Behind him is a dark red wall. a person: the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate bordered shawl are visible cues, but the figure is standing in ordinary white ritual clothing, so identity is uncertain.2011-11-07 +1 copiesOctober 14 20112011-10-14A man stands outdoors in front of large banyan tree trunks with dangling aerial roots. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his left shoulder and bare-chested, with a red-and-gold border, and layered rudraksha-style mala beads in red and brown on his chest. He has white urdhva-pundra-style marks on his forehead with a red dot, bronze armlets on both upper arms, and a gold ornamental pendant. Behind him hangs a garland of yellow and magenta flowers. He gazes upward with a calm expression. The appearance is consistent with a person (a person) based on saffron clothing, rudraksha malas, and ceremonial gold ornaments, though not certain.2012-04-08 +1 copiesApril 15 20122012-04-15